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🌱 Spring Plant Sale and 11 more events

Good day Brooker! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees.

📸 Around Brooker

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Spring Plant Sale
    Florida Museum of Natural History , 3215 Hull Road , Gainesville
    10:00 am
  • Class 2A District 4 Track Meet
    Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
    11:00 am
  • Keystone Heights Indians vs Bartram Trail Bears
    Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
    6:00 pm
  • Painting in the Trap - Waldo, Florida
    The Embassy Event Hall , 14630 NE Waldo Rd , Waldo
    7:30 pm
  • Saturday April 18
  • Saturday Story Time
    Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
    11:00 am
  • Family Art Time
    Waldo Branch - ARTspace
    11:30 am
  • ArtSpace: Crochet 101
    Waldo Branch - ARTspace
    2:00 pm
  • Tween Book Club
    Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
    3:00 pm
  • Tuesday April 21
  • Tot Trot: Earth Day
    Natural Area Park , Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States
    9:00 am
  • Union County Tigers vs Williston Red Devils
    Union County High School , 1000 S Lake Ave , Lake Butler
    5:00 pm
  • Keystone Heights Indians vs Bradford Tornadoes
    Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
    6:30 pm
  • Wednesday April 22
  • ArtSpace: Screen Printing Tote Bags
    Waldo Branch - ARTspace
    4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.


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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wildfire Alert!
    From the Florida Forest Service - Waccasassa Forestry Center: Update 7:45 p.m. - Final update for tonight. Due to more accurate mapping from our… (Nextdoor )
  • MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$47/Hr in Gainesville. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Butler

  • Ex-Sen. Steven Payne serving sentence for sexual battery on a minor at Mayo prison in Florida (wtjx.org)
  • 8-run 4th inning helps Oak Hall advance (mainstreetdailynews.com)

Alachua

  • Jackson Youmas explains his plans for Alachua after winning commission race (wcjb.com)
  • Duke Energy Florida awards America250 grant to Keep Alachua County Beautiful (alachuachronicle.com)
  • Alachua Music Series Hits Its Stride (alachuacountytoday.com)

Ok Brooker! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Brooker

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Brooker

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.